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Meter is a unit of linear measure. If you want to use meter for area, you have to say “square meters” (or meter2 or m2). I tend to presume that …
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This character typically represents cluelessness in this comic, but this time he gets something right! First panel: https://www.gocomics.com/deflocked/2020/11/25 Many people say “shrunk” when they should say “shrank.” Sounds funny to …
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I see the incorrect “alright” so often, I’ve pretty much given up on pointing out the error. (“Already” is one word, though.) But someone finally got it correct! So I …
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Look at the two hyphens: https://www.gocomics.com/pot-shots/2020/11/28 The first hyphen is wrong. “Well” is a plain old adverb modifying “known.” The second hyphen is correct. “Well-known” is a compound adjective modifying …
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When people feel eagerness when they look forward to an event, I often hear them say “I can’t wait!” when they really mean that they can hardly wait. The curmudgeon …
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Ever since I began grammar school, in the 1960s, my English teachers all taught me that the past tense of the verb “sneak” was “sneaked,” and I’ve preached on that …
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